Kuakatch, Arizona

Populated place in Arizona, United States

32°08′15″N 112°39′47″W / 32.13750°N 112.66306°W / 32.13750; -112.66306Country

United StatesState

ArizonaCountyPimaTribe

Tohono O'odham NationElevation

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653 m (2,142 ft)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)Area code520FIPS code04-38980GNIS feature ID6776

Kuakatch is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States.^[2] It has an estimated elevation of 2,142 feet (653 m) above sea level. Historically, it has also been known as Kookatsh, Pozo de Federico, and Walls Well. The last variation was derived from Frederick Wall, who dug a well just south of the Tohono O'odham village in the late 1800s. The name was officially designated as Kuakatch by a Board on Geographic Names decision in 1941.^[1] Kuakatch is derived from the Tohono O'odham phrase, ku:kaj, meaning "its end", referring to the nearby mountain, thus Kuakatch means "end of the mountain".^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Feature Detail Report for: Kuakatch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Kuakatch (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
^ Bright, William (2013). Native American Placenames of the Southwest: A Handbook for Travelers. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0806189147.